When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
MARTIAL

God Live Religious
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself

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